{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Scrap Car Network","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news","author_name":"Ben Lowe","author_url":"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news\/author\/ben-lowe\/","title":"Can You Get a Deposit Before Car Collection? - Scrap Car Network","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news\/can-you-get-a-deposit-before-car-collection\/\">Can You Get a Deposit Before Car Collection?<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n<!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\n\t\t\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n\t\t!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display=\"none\";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement(\"a\"),i=d.createElement(\"a\"),a.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document);\n\/\/--><!]]>\n<\/script><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news\/can-you-get-a-deposit-before-car-collection\/embed\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Can You Get a Deposit Before Car Collection?&#8221; &#8212; Scrap Car Network\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.scrapcarnetwork.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Can-You-Get-a-Deposit-Before-Car-Collection.jpg","thumbnail_width":819,"thumbnail_height":819,"description":"The incredibly short answer is absolutely not. Legitimate buyers and fully licensed recycling facilities simply do not ask for upfront money. They pay you for the vehicle, not the other way around. Yet this specific question pops up surprisingly often today. It usually happens right after an innocent vehicle owner has been contacted by a [&hellip;]"}